Leylene Kruger Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa

• Conduct and assist senior formulator in development of new skin –, hair – and personal care products• Assist in contract manufacturing• Conduct all trials on new developments or reformulated products• Assist with research on possible new raw materials and products• Work independently in the laboratory• Follow recipes accurately to produce new retail stock• Implementing systems to improve supply chain• Manage all retail – and raw material stock• Maintain records… Show more • Conduct and assist senior formulator in development of new skin –, hair – and personal care products• Assist in contract manufacturing• Conduct all trials on new developments or reformulated products• Assist with research on possible new raw materials and products• Work independently in the laboratory• Follow recipes accurately to produce new retail stock• Implementing systems to improve supply chain• Manage all retail – and raw material stock• Maintain records of new developments, reformulations, customer feedback and product evaluations• Handling and managing of raw materials and packaging• Training new employees in the laboratory• Quality control of all products and packaging• Ensure SOP’s and quality control practices are followed• Facilitating accreditation for ISO standards• Supervise daily production • Assist in laboratory certification Show less

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

• Assisted in the formulation of nasal sprays for flu for commercialization purposes• Prepared samples and analysed using GC-MS

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

• Appointing and training new tutors for practical and theory sessions• Organizing and managing of all first year practical and theoretical sessions• Ensure the safety of students and tutors in the laboratory• Presenting online tutorial sessions and virtual practicals during 2020 pandemic• Organizing and managing of semester tests and exam during 2020 pandemic

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

• Supervise and assist first year students during their chemistry practical sessions• Assist students during their organic chemistry theory tutorial sessions

• Assisted my supervisor, Prof. V. Maharaj from the Bioprospecting Group at the Department of Chemistry, on a project on using natural products as an insect repellent• Gas chromatography analysis of possible repellents

• Setup of electronic assignments for organic chemistry for first year module

Tzaneen, Limpopo, South Africa

• Preparation of media• Standard operating procedure for e.g., Phytophtora• Preparing dilutions and plate counts for bacteria• General lab work, including recording of pH, etc.

• Managed a flower – and gift shop for family friends when they were away on holiday• Assisted in sales of floral arrangements and gifts• Organizing the gift shop

Diploma, Cosmetic Science Course Candidate

"The Cosmetic Science Course is a two year part time/correspondence course run by the Society of Cosmetic Chemists South Africa. It is.

Master'S Degree, Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (Honours), Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Chemistry

Majored in Chemistry and Plant Science's

Matriculation, Matriculated With 9 Distinctions

Activities and Societies: Matriculated with 9 distinctions Dux learner 2011